Convertible bath-spray.



C. E. SMITH.

CONVERTIBLE BATH SPRAY. `APPL|cAT|oN FILED' Auc.5, 1915.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

THB COLUMBIA PLANoclRAPl-l 0., WASHINGTON. D. c.

FIQF. i

CHARLES EDGAR SMITH, OEREBONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

CONVERTIBLE BATH-SPRAY.

- Application led Augustv 5, 1915. Serial No. 44,846.

`To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES EDGAR SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Redondo Beach, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new anduseful Improvement inl .of a device capable of being used as a spray .the usual faucet of bath tubs in such a man- I `whereby the device may be easily-idisassemfor in connection with a syringe for rectal or vaginal purposes.

A further object is to provide a simplified structure whichr may be readily attached-t0 ner that the spray will be directed longitudinally of the tub and confined within thel tub.

A further object is to provideVV means bled for the purpose of cleaning, etc.`

A further object is. to provide means whereby the water may be selectively discharged from the devicein the form of a Aspray from the sides or in a jet from the bottom, the opening of one of the water outlets serving to simultaneously close the other.

Other objects may appear in the descrip- 1 tion.

I'am aware that a patent to one T. Gr.

Fischel was issued Dec. 3, 1912, Serial No.-

\ parts throughout the several views, Figure bination hot and cold waterV faucet 1 of a bath tub and the pressure and temperature of the water is regulated by means of the handles 2 and 3, in the usual manner. I

provide a cylindrical body which is tapered from the upper end to the lower end with an n Specification of Letters Patent. i

Patented Feb.` '8, 1916.

enlarged end 4 at the top and a reduced end- 5 at the bottom; An annular recess 6 within the upper end 4 receives the flange 7 of ay rubber gasket 8 which is tightlyl held in the recess by 'means of a retaining ring 9 threaded on the outer periphery of the end 4 and is suitably knurledso as to provide an easy means of turning the ring. yA set screw 10 serves to hold the ring permanently in posi7 tion .on the body and prevents the ring from turning when the body is turned for opening and closing the outlets, as hereinafter .de-4 scribed. The gasket 8 has apcentral opening 11 which isv flared outwardly at the top -and i adaptedto fit over the lower end of the faucet 1, and an opening 12 in the ring 9 is provided which registers with the opening in the gasket and through which the faucet is inserted whenthe device is applied for use. -1

The lower reduced end 5 ofthe body has a central 'bore or chamber 13 and a threaded stem-14: extending downwardlyv fromv the bottom thereof. An outer lsleeve 15 which is tapered downwardly to conform to the body has a lrfnurled flange 16 opposite-the bottom of the body vby means of which the sleeve may beturned onl the body, and a reduced extension 17 which is pivotal .on

the reduced end 5' of the body. The eXtension 17 of the sleeve is bored to snuglyfit-the outer peripheryof-theend 5 of the bodyand' the lower end of theend'5-and` the bore of thevextension 17 are formed on a taper so as to form a valve seat. `A cap nut 18 is threaded on thestem 14 of the end 5 of the body andrasu'itablegasket 19 of rubber or leather is interposed between the nut and they end of 'the extension for holding the sleeve on the body and for preventing a p leakage of the water' therefrom.

A horizontal extension 2O is formed on orsecured to the extension 17 of the sleeve which has a horizontal bore 21 extending the full-length thereof and which is adaptedltov register with a bore 22 in the walll ofthe reduced end 5 of the body'vwhenthe'device` is used as a syringe. The outer yend of the horizontal extension 20 has annular ribs 23v formed thereon for holding the end of arubber or flexible tube 24 securely in position tically thereon, and the outer sleeve 15 is provided with an elongated opening 26 which is sufficiently large as to expose all of the perforations in the body when the device is used as a spray. The perforations 25 in the main portion of the body and the single bore 22 in the reduced end 5 thereof are arranged in radial lines on the quarters of the circle as shown, or at any other convenient angle so that the turning of the outer sleeve 15 on the vbody will cause the small spray perforations 25 to register with the large opening 26 in the outer sleeve and simultaneously move the small bore 22 in the end 5 from registration with the bore 21 of the extension 20, or vice versa.

Pins 27 are secured in the lower wall 28 of the upper end 4 of the body and similar lpins 29 are secured in the upper' end of the sleeve '15 at points on the peripheries of the two members which will correspond to the maximum movement of the sleeve on the kvbody so as to limit the movement of the sleeve, or lugs may be used for this purpose instead of the pins if desired. A set screw 30 may be secured in the nut 18 for holding the nut firmly' and immovably on the stem 14Y when the sleeve is turned.

The body and the sleeve 15 are tapered so as to form a perfectly water tight connection and they should be ground together for obtaining the best results. The gasket 8 y should be of a very good quality of rubber so that when forced on the lower end of the faucet the lo-wer end of the gasket may be expanded within the cylinder and held on the faucet sufficiently tight as to form a water tight Connection. The bore 2l should be substantially of an equal area to that of the faucet so that the pressure of the water will not force the device off of the faucet.

When used as a spray, the ysleeve 15 may vbe adjusted on the body before attaching the device to the faucet by grasping the knurled ring 9 in one hand and the knurled flange 16 of the sleeve in the other hand and turning the sleeve on the body until the perforations 25 register with andare entirely exposed by the large opening 26 of the sleeve. This movement of the sleeve causes the movement of the bore 22 in the end 5 of the body tomove out of registration with the bore 21 in the extension 20, and the water being turned on at the faucet, after having first forced the device firmly into position on the faucet, the water will then be sprayed from the perforations into the tub.

When used in connection with a syringe for vaginal or rectal treatments, the sleeve is turned on the body in a direction the reverse of that just described, the opening 26 moving out of registration with the perforations 25 and these perforations being covsleeve until the pins are in engagement will completely open one and close the other of the outlets.

It is obvious from the foregoing description that my improved device may be readily disassembled for any purpose by the removal of the retaining ring 9 and the cap nut at the bottom, and any wear between the two main elements may be compensated for by the tightening of the nut on the lower stem of the end 5 and the re-adjustment of the set screws.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1.`In a device of the character described, the combination with the water faucet, of a cylinder detachably and frictionally held on the faucet provided with means for spraying the water from the sides thereof and an outlet disposed at right angles to the cylinder through which the water may be discharged in a jet, and means for converting the discharge of the water from the cylinder in the form of a spray and jet, at will.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with the water faucet, of a cylinder detachably and frictionally held thereon and provided with spraying outlets on the side thereof and a single and substantially larger outlet communicating with and extending outwardly from the cylinder at right angles for discharging the water from the cylinder in the form of a jet, and common means for selectively regulating the discharge of the water from either of said outlets in the form of a spray and a jet.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of the water cylinder provided with a removable cap and friction element seated therein and peripheral water spraying means, a removably held water outlet extending at right angles from the cylinder having a bore communicating with said cylinder, and means for converting the discharge of water from said cylinder from a spray to avjet, and vice versa, at will.

L1. In a device of the character described, the combination of the vertically disposed water cylinder provided with a plurality of peripheral apertures, a detachably held cap on the top of the cylinder, a friction element seated in said cap, a neck extending from said cylinder provided with a horizontally disposed outlet communicating with said cylinder, and means removably held on said neckv vand adapted to register at will with said horizontal outlet for discharging the cylinder provided With a group of peripheral outlets and Water receiving means at the top thereof, a contracted neck below the receiving end of the cylinder having an outlet passage in communicationy With said cylinder, and-a detachably held horizontally disposed member on said neck having a passage adapted to register With the outlet in said neck for permitting the discharge of the Water from said cylinder therethrough and for converting the discharge of the Water to the form of a jet and capable of movement on said neck for closing the outy let in the neck and converting the discharge y of the Water from the cylinder to the form of a spray, at Will.

Signed at Los, Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, and State of California, this 30th day of June, 1915;

C. EDGAR SMITH.

Witnesses:

J. D. HAsKIN, f CHARLES H. WILD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

